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$42,000 neurosurgery tool donated to hospital

VITAL equipment for use in neurosurgery and spine procedures has been presented to Princess Margaret Hospital.

URCA looks into Cable’s failure on NFL games

THE Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) is looking into Cable Bahamas’ recent failure to broadcast some NFL games, which sparked complaints from National Security Minister Wayne Munroe, among others.

Technical issues upset residents trying to buy Junkanoo tickets on Aliv’s app

THIRTY-SEVEN per cent of Junkanoo parade seats are reserved for certain people, with many seats located in prime positions in Rawson Square and in the front of Scotiabank.

Atlantis supervisor of woman on jury duty scolded by Judge

A SUPREME Court judge in the Adrian Gibson corruption trial declined to fine an Atlantis supervisor yesterday, but reprimanded her for allegedly telling a juror to take vacation leave while on jury duty.

‘TIME FOR FNM TO HOLD CONVENTION’: Bannister calls for vote but Lewis questions if party factions will unite

FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Desmond Bannister urged Michael Pintard to call a convention “at the earliest possible date,” saying a delay would diminish confidence in his leadership amid divisions in the party.

Man charged with murder in the killing of Angelo Antonio

A MAN was remanded after he allegedly gunned down a 37-year-old man who was sitting in his car outside a bar on West Bay Street last month.

Man remanded after being charged with manslaughter

A MAN was remanded yesterday after he was accused of causing the death of a person last month.

Suspect accused of raping woman in Shirley St home

A MAN was remanded yesterday after he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a residence on Shirley Street last week.

‘My son threatened a pastor before police shot him dead’

THE mother of Ishido Saunders testified that her son threatened a pastor at Golden Gates Assembly Church before he was killed.

Flooding mitigation promised by Ministry of Works has not arrived a year later, say Cable Beach residents

ONE year later, residents near Cable Beach say Ministry of Works officials have not delivered on promises to mitigate flooding and its effects in their area.

‘Time is a luxury we do not have’, Davis warns at COP28

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis warned world leaders that “time is a luxury we do not have” as he once again called for urgent action to fight climate change at the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) in Dubai on Saturday.

Junkanoo parades entry order announced

ANTICIPATION for the upcoming Junkanoo parades is growing after the order of entry for groups was announced on Saturday.

Bowleg: $25k Christmas tree wasn’t completed

YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg defended the aesthetics of the Christmas tree in Parliament Square yesterday, saying the tree was incomplete during last week’s national tree lighting ceremony.

Azario family frustrated with court as officers granted leave to appeal

THE family of Azario Major is frustrated by what they see as an effort to delay justice after police killed their loved one outside Woody’s Bar on Fire Trail Road on December 26, 2021.

Cases of sex infections reduced over ten years

THE public healthcare system recorded 2,169 sexually transmitted infections in 2022, 61 per cent –– or 1,320 –– of which were syphilis cases.

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